Semiyan Payasam | Vermicelli Payasam with step-by-step pictures and detailed recipes. Semiyan Payasam is a sweet milk-based pudding loaded with cashew nuts and raisins.
Firstly, take ghee in a pan and fry cashew nuts, almonds, and raisins till golden brown. Now remove it from the pan and keep it aside.
In the same pan, roast vermicelli till golden brown on a slow flame till about 5-7 minutes. I have used ready-made roasted vermicelli sticks so it took me only 2 minutes.
Now add boiling milk in the roasted vermicelli and cook in slow flame for another 4-5 minutes till vermicelli becomes soft.
Time to add sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved on a slow flame.
Now add cardamom powder and mix it well and switch off the flame.
Remove the vermicelli payasam form fire and mix fried cashew, raisins, and almonds in it and allow it to cool completely,
Once it cools down at room temperature, it can be either consumed it warm or chill it in the fridge for 2 hours and serve it is as a cool dessert.